Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet's wealth remains stable

WASHINGTON — At first glance, the junior senator from Colorado looks like he's losing money serving in the United States Congress.

Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, is worth from $4.4 million to $15.4 million, according to 2013 financial disclosures posted publicly Wednesday.

Last year, the range of Bennet's assets was larger, between $4.9 million and $19.3 million.

While it looks like he's worth less money, his staff says that the ranges are too large to make accurate year-over-year comparisons accessible. Filings indicate Bennet sold a mutual fund in November 2012 worth between $500,000 and $1 million and deposited the money in a bank account.

His staffers also said Bennet wasn't in the job for the money.

Mark Udall in 2014: $664,000 to $2.2 million (Getty Images file)

(Rank and file members of Congress, both House and Senate, collect a $174,000 annual salary.)

Members are annually asked to disclose values of assets only in ranges, such as between $15,001 and $50,000, for example, so most ranges are large.

Bennet didn't owe any money on either his Denver or Washington, D.C., home.

He reported one "gift" of a $4,216 flight on Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's private plane. It is required that most gifts over the value of $49.99 be reported.

Sen. Mark Udall, also a Democrat, filed for an extension for his 2013 disclosures.

His 2012 assets report show him worth between $664,000 to $2.2 million.

Last year, disclosures show Udall owing $500,000 to $1 million on two homes — one in Colorado and a residence in Washington, D.C.

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Financial disclosures for U.S. House of Representatives members are posted next month.

Udall's 2013 disclosures, with his extension, should be available by August.